Bariki is a Development Planner holding a M.Sc. in Urban and Regional Development Planning and Management from University of Dortmund, Germany. For the past 14 years, he has been working as a Policy Analyst at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dodoma, Tanzania. Bariki is currently doing a PhD in Politics, Public Policy and Globalisation at the University of Perugia in Italy, focusing on “Urban Governance, Politics and Public Policies”.